21st United States Congress
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House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
- President: John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounJohn Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(J) - President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: Samuel SmithSamuel Smith (Maryland)Samuel Smith was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.-Biography:...
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House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Andrew StevensonAndrew StevensonAndrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...
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Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1832; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1830.
Alabama
- 2. William R. D. KingWilliam R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(J) - 3. John McKinleyJohn McKinleyJohn McKinley was a U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, his family moved to Kentucky when he was an infant...
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Connecticut
- 3. Calvin WilleyCalvin WilleyCalvin Willey was an American politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.-Early life:...
(Anti-J) - 1. Samuel A. Foote (Anti-J)
Delaware
- 1. Louis McLaneLouis McLaneLouis McLane was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator...
(J), until April 29, 1829 - Arnold NaudainArnold NaudainDr. Arnold Snow Naudain was an American physician and politician from Odessa, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S...
(Anti-J), from January 7, 1830 - 2. John M. ClaytonJohn M. ClaytonJohn Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State....
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Georgia
- 3. John M. BerrienJohn M. BerrienJohn Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(J), until March 9, 1829 - John ForsythJohn Forsyth (politician)John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(J), from November 9, 1829 - 2. George TroupGeorge TroupGeorge Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...
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Illinois
- 3. Elias KaneElias KaneElias Kent Kane was one of the first U.S. Senators from Illinois.He was born in New York City, attended the public schools, and graduated from Yale College in 1813....
(J) - 2. John McLeanJohn McLean (Illinois politician)John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...
(J), until October 14, 1830 - David J. BakerDavid J. BakerDavid Jewett Baker was a United States Senator from Illinois. Born in East Haddam, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Ontario County, New York and attended the common schools. In 1816 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He studied law, and was admitted to the Illinois...
(J), November 12, 1830 – December 11, 1830 - John M. RobinsonJohn M. RobinsonJohn McCracken Robinson was a United States Senator from Illinois.Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and graduated from Transylvania University at Lexington. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and began practice in Carmi, Illinois in 1818...
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Indiana
- 1. James NobleJames NobleJames Noble was the first U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Indiana.Noble was born near Berryville, Virginia and moved with his parents to Campbell County, Kentucky when he was 10...
(Anti-J), until February 26, 1831, vacant for remainder of term - 3. William HendricksWilliam HendricksWilliam Hendricks was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest...
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Kentucky
- 3. John Rowan (J)
- 2. George M. BibbGeorge M. BibbGeorge Mortimer Bibb was an American politician.Bibb was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, attended Hampden-Sydney College and graduated from the College of William & Mary, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky...
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Louisiana
- 3. Josiah S. JohnstonJosiah S. JohnstonJosiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...
(Anti-J) - 2. Edward LivingstonEdward LivingstonEdward Livingston was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. He represented both New York, and later Louisiana in Congress and he served as the U.S...
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Maine
- 1. John HolmesJohn Holmes (U.S. politician)John Holmes was an American politician. Holmes, a National Republican, served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Maine. Holmes was noted for his involvement in the Treaty of Ghent.-Early life and education:Holmes was born in Kingston,...
(Anti-J) - 2. Peleg Sprague (Anti-J)
Maryland
- 1. Samuel SmithSamuel Smith (Maryland)Samuel Smith was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.-Biography:...
(J) - 3. Ezekiel F. ChambersEzekiel F. ChambersEzekiel Forman Chambers was an American politician.Born in Chestertown, Maryland, Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced practice in Chestertown...
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Massachusetts
- 2. Nathaniel SilsbeeNathaniel SilsbeeNathanial Silsbee was an American politician from Massachusetts.Silsbee was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Capt. Nathanial Silsbee and Sarah Beckett...
(Anti-J) - 1. Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
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Mississippi
- 1. Powhatan EllisPowhatan EllisPowhatan Ellis was a United States Senator from Mississippi and a United States federal judge.Born at "Red Hill" in Amherst County, Virginia, he graduated from Washington Academy in 1809, attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1809 and 1810, receiving an A.B., and studied law at...
(J) - 2. Thomas B. ReedThomas Buck ReedThomas Buck Reed was a United States Senator from Mississippi.Born near Lexington, Kentucky, he attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lexington in 1808; in 1809 he moved to Natchez, Mississippi and was city...
(J), until November 26, 1829 - Robert H. AdamsRobert H. AdamsRobert Huntington Adams was a Mississippi lawyer and politician who, in the final months of his life, briefly served as United States senator from Mississippi....
(J), January 6, 1830 – July 2, 1830 - George PoindexterGeorge PoindexterGeorge Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...
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Missouri
- 3. David BartonDavid BartonDavid Barton is an American evangelical Christian minister, conservative activist and author. He founded WallBuilders, a Texas-based organization with a goal of exposing the claimed US constitutional separation of church and state as a myth...
(Anti-J) - 1. Thomas H. BentonThomas Hart Benton (senator)Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...
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New Hampshire
- 2. Samuel BellSamuel BellSamuel Bell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835...
(Anti-J) - 3. Levi WoodburyLevi WoodburyLevi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....
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New Jersey
- 1. Mahlon DickersonMahlon DickersonMahlon Dickerson was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren...
(J) - 2. Theodore FrelinghuysenTheodore FrelinghuysenTheodore Frelinghuysen was an American politician, serving as New Jersey Attorney General, United States Senator, and Mayor of Newark, New Jersey before running as a candidate for Vice President with Henry Clay on the Whig ticket in the election of 1844...
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New York
- 3. Nathan SanfordNathan SanfordNathan Sanford was an American politician.- Life :He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe Sanford, née Baker...
(Anti-J) - 1. Charles E. DudleyCharles E. DudleyCharles Edward Dudley was an American politician.-Life:Dudley was born in England during the American Revolution, the son of Loyalist parents. His father, Charles Dudley, an Englishman, was Collector of the King's Customs at Newport, Rhode Island, where he married Catherine Cooke, of a Rhode...
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North Carolina
- 2. John BranchJohn BranchJohn Branch, Jr. served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida....
(J), until March 9, 1829 - Bedford BrownBedford BrownBedford Brown was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of North Carolina between 1829 and 1840. was born in what now is , Caswell County, North Carolina. His parents were Jethro Brown and Lucy Williamson Brown. After attending the University of North Carolina for one year, Brown was...
(J), from December 9, 1829 - 3. James Iredell, Jr.James Iredell, Jr.James Iredell, Jr. was the 23rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1827 and 1828.-Early life:...
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Ohio
- 1. Benjamin RugglesBenjamin RugglesBenjamin Ruggles was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1810. He married in Connecticut in 1812. His first...
(Anti-J) - 3. Jacob BurnetJacob BurnetJacob Burnet was an American jurist and statesman from Ohio.He was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 22, 1770, the son of Dr. William Burnet. He studied law, moved to the Northwest Territory and settled in Cincinnati in 1796. His half-brother David G...
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Pennsylvania
- 3. William MarksWilliam Marks (Pennsylvania)William Marks was an American lawyer and politician from Beaver, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and was the Speaker for the House from 1813 to 1819. He later represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.-External links:*...
(Anti-J) - 1. Isaac D. BarnardIsaac D. BarnardIsaac Dutton Barnard was an American Senator from Pennsylvania. He moved to a farm near Chester with his parents, and was a scholar at several public schools. He later resided in Philadelphia until 1811, when he moved back to Chester...
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Rhode Island
- 2. Nehemiah R. KnightNehemiah R. KnightNehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; he moved to Providence and was clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1811 and clerk of the circuit...
(Anti-J) - 1. Asher RobbinsAsher RobbinsAsher Robbins was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor in Rhode Island College from 1782 to 1790, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792 and began practice in Providence, Rhode Island...
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South Carolina
- 2. Robert Y. HayneRobert Y. HayneRobert Young Hayne was an American political leader.-Early life:Born in St. Pauls Parish, Colleton District, South Carolina, Hayne studied law in the office of Langdon Cheves in Charleston, South Carolina, and in November 1812 was admitted to the bar there, soon obtaining a large practice...
(J) - 3. William SmithWilliam Smith (South Carolina senator)William Smith was chosen as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. The legislature declined to re-elect him when his term expired in 1823...
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Tennessee
- 1. John Eaton (J), until March 9, 1829
- Felix GrundyFelix GrundyFelix Grundy was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Tennessee who also served as the 13th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...
(J), from October 19, 1829 - 2. Hugh Lawson WhiteHugh Lawson WhiteHugh Lawson White was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. He succeeded Andrew Jackson and served in the United States Senate, representing Tennessee, from 1825 until his resignation in 1840, and was a Whig candidate for President in 1836...
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Vermont
- 1. Horatio SeymourHoratio Seymour (Vermont)Horatio Seymour was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was the uncle of Origen S. Seymour and the great-uncle of Origen's son Edward W. Seymour....
(Anti-J) - 3. Dudley ChaseDudley ChaseDudley Chase was a United States Senator from Vermont.He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1791, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1793...
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Virginia
- 2. Littleton W. TazewellLittleton Waller TazewellLittleton Waller Tazewell was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from and the 26th Governor of Virginia.Tazewell, son of Henry Tazewell, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his grandfather Benjamin Waller was a lawyer who taught him Latin...
(J) - 1. John TylerJohn TylerJohn Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.Alabama
. Clement C. ClayClement Comer Clay
Clement Comer Clay was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837.Clay was born in Halifax County, Virginia. His father, William Clay, was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, who moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the war. Clay attended public schools and...
(J). Robert E. B. Baylor (J). Dixon H. Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
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Connecticut
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Noyes Barber
Noyes Barber
Noyes Barber was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Groton. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(Anti-J). William W. Ellsworth
William W. Ellsworth
William Wolcott Ellsworth was a Yale-educated attorney who served as the 30th Governor of Connecticut, a three-term United States Congressman, a Justice on the State Supreme Court, and who twice turned down nomination to the state's United States Senate seat...
(Anti-J). Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez Williams Huntington was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law...
(Anti-J). Ralph I. Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1808...
(Anti-J). William L. Storrs
William L. Storrs
William Lucius Storrs was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, brother of Henry Randolph Storrs.Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1814....
(Anti-J). Ebenezer Young
Ebenezer Young
Ebenezer Young was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Killingly, Connecticut and was graduated from Yale College in 1806. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Danielson, Connecticut...
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Delaware
. Kensey Johns, Jr.Kensey Johns, Jr.
Kensey Johns, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist and Whig Parties who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware....
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Georgia
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Thomas F. Foster
Thomas Flournoy Foster
Thomas Flournoy Foster was an American politician and lawyer.Foster was born in Greensboro, Georgia. He attended Franklin College, the founding college of the University of Georgia in Athens, and graduated in 1812 with a Bachelor of Arts degree...
(J). Charles E. Haynes
Charles Eaton Haynes
Charles Eaton Haynes was an American politician and physician.Born in Brunswick, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County in 1784, Haynes graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and practiced medicine...
(J). Henry G. Lamar
Henry Graybill Lamar
Henry Graybill Lamar was a United States Representative, lawyer and jurist from Georgia.Lamar was born in Clinton, Georgia, in 1798. He studied law, gained admittance to the state bar and practiced law in Macon, Georgia...
(J). Wilson Lumpkin
Wilson Lumpkin
Wilson Lumpkin was a governor of Georgia, and a United States Representative and Senator.-Biography:Born near Dan River, Virginia, he moved in 1784 to Oglethorpe County, Georgia with his parents, who settled near Point Peter and subsequently at Lexington, Georgia...
(J). Wiley Thompson
Wiley Thompson
Wiley Thompson was a United States Representative from Georgia.Born in Amelia County, Virginia, Thompson moved to Elberton, Georgia, and served as a commissioner of the Elbert County Academy in 1808...
(J). James M. Wayne
James Moore Wayne
James Moore Wayne was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and was a United States Representative from Georgia.-Biography:...
(J). Richard Henry Wilde
Richard Henry Wilde
Richard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.-Biography:Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1802. His brother was Judge John W. Wilde, a judge of Augusta,...
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Illinois
. Joseph DuncanJoseph Duncan (politician)
Joseph Duncan was a U.S. politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Illinois from 1834 to 1838. He was a Democrat and a two-term U.S. Representative....
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Indiana
. Ratliff BoonRatliff Boon
Ratliff Boon was the second Governor of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, taking office following the resignation of Governor Jonathan Jennings' after his election to Congress...
(J). Jonathan Jennings
Jonathan Jennings
Jonathan Jennings was the first Governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation...
(Anti-J). John Test
John Test
John Test was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Salem, New Jersey, Test moved with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the common schools....
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Kentucky
. Henry DanielHenry Daniel
Henry Daniel was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Louisa County, Virginia. He attended the public schools and then moved to Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.Daniel was a member of the Kentucky House...
(J). Nicholas D. Coleman
Nicholas D. Coleman
Nicholas Daniel Coleman was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Coleman attended the grammar and high schools.He was graduated from Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky.He studied law....
(J). James Clark
James Clark (Kentucky)
James Clark was a 19th-century American politician who served in all three branches of Kentucky's government and in the U.S. House of Representatives. His political career began in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1807...
(Anti-J). Robert P. Letcher
Robert P. Letcher
Robert Perkins Letcher was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentucky General Assembly where he was Speaker of the House in 1837 and 1838. A strong supporter of the...
(Anti-J). Richard M. Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...
(J). Joseph Lecompte
Joseph Lecompte
Joseph Lecompte was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Woodford County, Kentucky near the town of Georgetown, Kentucky. He moved to Henry County, Kentucky with his parents, who settled in Lecomptes Bottom on the Kentucky River where he attended the common schools...
(J). John Kincaid
John Kincaid
John Kincaid was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Danville, Kentucky where he attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stanford, Kentucky....
(J). Nathan Gaither
Nathan Gaither
Nathan Gaither was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Mocksville, North Carolina, Gaither completed preparatory studies.He attended Bardstown College.He studied medicine....
(J). Charles A. Wickliffe
Charles A. Wickliffe
Charles Anderson Wickliffe was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He also served as Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, the 14th Governor of Kentucky, and was appointed Postmaster General by President John Tyler...
(J). Joel Yancey
Joel Yancey
Joel Yancey was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia. Later, he moved to Kentucky. Yancey was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1809-1811...
(J). Thomas Chilton
Thomas Chilton
Thomas Chilton was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a prominent Baptist clergyman, and the ghost writer of David Crockett's autobiography....
(J). Chittenden Lyon
Chittenden Lyon
Chittenden Lyon was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the son of Matthew Lyon. He was born in Fair Haven, Vermont and attended the common schools. In 1801, he moved to Kentucky with his parents, who settled in Caldwell County, Kentucky...
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Louisiana
. Edward D. WhiteEdward Douglass White Sr.
Edward Douglass White, Sr. was the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five nonconsecutive terms in Congress as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.White was born in Maury County, Tennessee, the illegitimate son of...
(Anti-J). Henry H. Gurley
Henry Hosford Gurley
Henry Hosford Gurley was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served four terms in three different parties....
(Anti-J). Walter H. Overton
Walter Hampden Overton
Walter Hampden Overton was a U.S. Representative representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He was born near Louisa Court House, Virginia in 1788 and moved in infancy with his father Thomas Overton to North Carolina, and then to Tennessee in 1801. Overton attended the common schools...
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Maine
. Rufus McIntireRufus McIntire
Rufus McIntire was a United States lawyer, captain of artillery in the War of 1812, congressman, land surveyor and prisoner of war.-Early life:...
(J). John Anderson (J). Joseph F. Wingate
Joseph F. Wingate
Joseph Ferdinand Wingate , son of Joshua and Hannah Carr Wingate, was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Wingate received a limited schooling....
(Anti-J). George Evans (Anti-J), from July 20, 1829. James W. Ripley
James W. Ripley
James Wheelock Ripley was a brother of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire March 12, 1786. He attended the common schools and Fryeburg Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fryeburg .He...
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- Cornelius HollandCornelius Holland (Maine)Cornelius Holland was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts on July 9, 1783. He attended the common schools, studied medicine and commenced practice in Livermore, Maine in 1814....
(J), from December 6, 1830. Leonard Jarvis (J). Samuel ButmanSamuel ButmanSamuel Butman was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A farmer and War of 1812 veteran, Butman served in the Maine State House before entering the U.S. House of Representatives, where he representated Maine's seventh congressional district...
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Maryland
The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.. Clement DorseyClement Dorsey
Clement Dorsey was an American politician from Maryland.He was born near Oaklands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1778; attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice. He was a major in the Maryland Militia 1812–1818...
(Anti-J). Benedict J. Semmes
Benedict Joseph Semmes
For other uses, see Semmes .Benedict Joseph Semmes was an American politician....
(Anti-J). George C. Washington
George Corbin Washington
George Corbin Washington was a United States Congressman from the third and fifth districts of Maryland, serving four terms from 1827 to 1833, and 1835 to 1837. He was also a grandnephew of U.S. President George Washington.Washington was born at Haywood Farms near Oak Grove of Westmoreland County,...
(Anti-J). Michael C. Sprigg (J). Elias Brown
Elias Brown
Elias Brown was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born near Baltimore, Maryland, Brown attended the common schools. He served as presidential elector on the ticket of James Monroe and Daniel D...
(J). Benjamin C. Howard
Benjamin Chew Howard
Benjamin Chew Howard was an American congressman and the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1843 to 1861....
(J). George E. Mitchell
George Edward Mitchell
George Edward Mitchell was an American politician.Born at present-day Elkton, Maryland, Mitchell completed preparatory studies and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on June 5, 1805. He practiced medicine in Elkton from 1806 to 1812...
(J). Richard Spencer
Richard Spencer (Maryland)
Richard Spencer was an American politician who represented the seventh congressional district of the state of Maryland from 1829 to 1831....
(J). Ephraim K. Wilson
Ephraim King Wilson
Ephraim King Wilson was a Congressional Representative for the State of Maryland.Wilson was born near Snow Hill, Maryland, on September 15, 1771. Graduated from Princeton College in 1790, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1792...
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Massachusetts
. Benjamin GorhamBenjamin Gorham
Benjamin Gorham was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He pursued preparatory studies, graduated from Harvard University in 1795, and studied...
(Anti-J). Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.-Biography:...
(Anti-J). John Varnum
John Varnum
John Varnum was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Dracut on June 25, 1778. He graduated from Harvard University in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Haverhill. Varnum was elected as a Federalist to the Massachusetts State Senate. ...
(Anti-J). Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
(Anti-J). John Davis
John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)
John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
(Anti-J). Joseph G. Kendall
Joseph G. Kendall
Joseph Gowing Kendall was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, son of Jonas Kendall.Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Kendall pursued classical studies....
(Anti-J). George J. Grennell, Jr.
George Grennell, Jr.
George Grennell, Jr. was a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Greenfield on December 25, 1786. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1808...
(Anti-J). Isaac C. Bates
Isaac C. Bates
Isaac Chapman Bates was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802...
(Anti-J). Henry W. Dwight
Henry W. Dwight
Henry Williams Dwight was a lawyer and politician who became U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life:Born February 26, 1788 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, his father was also named Henry Williams Dwight and mother was Abigail Welles...
(Anti-J). John Bailey
John Bailey (Massachusetts)
John Bailey was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts . Bailey graduated from Brown University in 1807. Bailey worked as a tutor and librarian in Providence, Rhode Island from 1807 until 1814...
(Anti-J). Joseph Richardson (Anti-J). James L. Hodges
James L. Hodges
James Leonard Hodges was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Hodges attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.Bank cashier....
(Anti-J). John Reed, Jr.
John Reed, Jr.
John Reed, Jr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in...
(Anti-J)
Mississippi
. Thomas HindsThomas Hinds
Thomas Hinds was a politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi.Born in Berkeley County, Virginia , Hinds would later move to Greenville, Mississippi...
(J)
Missouri
. Spencer D. PettisSpencer Darwin Pettis
Spencer Darwin Pettis , U.S. Representative from Missouri. The fierce campaign of 1830 led to a quarrel over the United States Bank issue with Major Thomas Biddle. The quarrel escalated into a duel in which both men were killed on Bloody Island near St...
(J)
New Hampshire
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. John Brodhead
John Brodhead (New Hampshire)
John Brodhead was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Lower Smithfield, Pennsylvania, Brodhead attended the common schools and Stroudsburg Academy. He studied theology and was ordained a minister. He was active in ministerial service for forty-four years...
(J). Thomas Chandler
Thomas Chandler (New Hampshire politician)
Thomas Chandler August 10, 1772-January 2, 1866), was a politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the brother of John Chandler and uncle of Zachariah Chandler....
(J). Joseph Hammons
Joseph Hammons
Joseph Hammons was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Cornish, Maine and educated by private tutors and in the common schools...
(J). Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey (congressman)
Jonathan Harvey was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, brother of Matthew Harvey.Born in Sutton, New Hampshire, Harvey attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1811–1816, 1831–1834, and 1838–1840...
(J). Henry Hubbard
Henry Hubbard
Henry Hubbard was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the Governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844.-Early life:...
(J). John W. Weeks
John W. Weeks
John Wingate Weeks was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.-Life and career:Weeks was born and raised in Lancaster,...
(J)
New Jersey
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Lewis Condict
Lewis Condict
Lewis Condict was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Morristown, he attended the common schools, was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1794, and commenced practice in Morristown...
(Anti-J). Richard M. Cooper
Richard M. Cooper
Richard Matlack Cooper, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Gloucester County, New Jersey, February 29, 1768.He completed a preparatory course of studies; was engaged in banking; was a coroner 1795-1799; judge and justice of Gloucester County courts 1803-1823; a member of the State general...
(Anti-J). Thomas H. Hughes
Thomas H. Hughes
Thomas Hurst Hughes was a Representative from New Jersey; born in Cold Spring, Cape May County, New Jersey, January 10, 1769; attended the public schools; moved to Cape May City in 1800 and engaged in the mercantile business; in 1816 he built Congress Hall, a hotel which he conducted for many...
(Anti-J). Isaac Pierson
Isaac Pierson
Isaac Pierson represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1831.Pierson was born on August 15, 1770 in Orange, New Jersey. He attended private schools, and graduated from Princeton College in 1789...
(Anti-J). James F. Randolph
James F. Randolph
James Fitz Randolph was a United States Representative from New Jersey. He was also the father of Theodore Fitz Randolph. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, he received a limited schooling....
(Anti-J). Samuel Swan
Samuel Swan
Samuel Swan , was a five-term U.S. Congressman and medical doctor....
(Anti-J)
New York
There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.. James LentJames Lent
James Lent was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newtown, Long Island , New York, Lent engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City....
(J). Jacob Crocheron
Jacob Crocheron
Jacob Crocheron was a U.S. Representative from New York, United States brother of Henry Crocheron.Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(J). Churchill C. Cambreleng
Churchill C. Cambreleng
Churchill Caldom Cambreleng was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(J). Gulian C. Verplanck
Gulian Crommelin Verplanck
Gulian Crommelin Verplanck was a New York politician and sometime man of letters.-Biography:Verplanck was born in Wall Street in New York City, the son of Congressman Daniel C. Verplanck. He graduated B.A. from Columbia College in 1801, then studied law with Josiah Ogden Hoffman and was admitted...
(J). Campbell P. White
Campbell P. White
Campbell Patrick White was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ireland, White received a limited education...
(J). Henry B. Cowles
Henry B. Cowles
Henry Booth Cowles was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Cowles moved with his father to Dutchess County, New York, in 1809.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1816....
(Anti-J). Abraham Bockee
Abraham Bockee
Abraham Bockee was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Shekomeko, New York, Bockee attended the public schools. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1803. He studied law in Poughkeepsie, New York...
(J). Hector Craig
Hector Craig
Hector Craig was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(J), until July 12, 1830
- Samuel W. EagerSamuel W. EagerSamuel Watkins Eager was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Neelytown, New York, Eager attended Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, New York, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1809.He studied law....
(Anti-J), from November 2, 1830. Charles G. DeWittCharles G. DeWittCharles Gerrit DeWitt was a U.S. Congressman from Kingston, New York. He was born at the son of a miller, Gerrit DeWitt, and the grandson of Charles DeWitt. He represented New York's 7th district in the 21st Congress in 1829 and 1830. On March 22, 1831, he was appointed by Secretary of the...
(J). James StrongJames Strong (US politician)James Strong was a United States Representative from New York.Strong was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1783. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington, Vermont in 1806, and moved to Hudson, New York....
(Anti-J). John D. DickinsonJohn D. DickinsonJohn Dean Dickinson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Dickinson completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1785.He moved to Lansingburgh, New York, in 1790....
(Anti-J). Ambrose SpencerAmbrose SpencerAmbrose Spencer was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He attended Yale College from 1779 to 1782, and graduated from Harvard University in 1783...
(Anti-J). Perkins KingPerkins KingPerkins King was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, King pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar....
(J). Peter I. BorstPeter I. BorstPeter I. Borst was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Middleburgh, New York, Borst attended the common schools.He served as an officer of State troops and on the staff of Gov. William C...
(J). William G. AngelWilliam G. AngelWilliam Gardner Angel was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(J). Henry R. StorrsHenry R. StorrsHenry Randolph Storrs was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of William Lucius Storrs.Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1804.He studied law....
(Anti-J). Michael HoffmanMichael Hoffman (congressman)Michael Hoffman was an American lawyer and politician. He was U.S. Representative from New York from 1825 to 1833-Personal life:...
(J). Benedict ArnoldBenedict Arnold (congressman)Benedict Arnold was an American politician from New York, and a member of the House of Representatives. He was born in Amsterdam, Tryon County, New York ....
(Anti-J). John W. TaylorJohn W. Taylor (politician)John W. Taylor was an early 19th century U.S. politician from New York.-Life:He was born in 1784 in that part of the Town of Ballston, then in Albany County, New York, which was, upon the creation of Saratoga County in 1791, split off to form the Town of Charlton...
(Anti-J). Henry C. MartindaleHenry C. MartindaleHenry Clinton Martindale was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(Anti-J). Isaac FinchIsaac FinchIsaac Finch was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Stillwater, New York, Finch moved with his parents to Peru, New York, in 1787.He attended the public schools....
(Anti-J). Joseph HawkinsJoseph Hawkins (New York)Joseph Hawkins was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in that State on November 14, 1781. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Henderson. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. Hawkins was elected as an...
(Anti-J). George FisherGeorge Fisher (New York)George Fisher was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Franklin, Massachusetts, Fisher attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.He studied law....
(J), until February 5, 1830 - Jonah SanfordJonah SanfordJonah Sanford was a U.S. Representative from New York, great-grandfather of Rollin Brewster Sanford.Born in Cornwall, Vermont, Sanford attended the district schools.He moved to Hopkinton, New York, in 1811....
(J), from November 3, 1830. Robert MonellRobert MonellRobert Monell was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(J), until February 21, 1831, vacant thereafter. Thomas BeekmanThomas BeekmanThomas Beekman was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Wayne County, New York, Beekman was the town clerk of Smithfield, New York in 1824. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first Congress .He died in Peterboro, New York.-References:...
(Anti-J). Jonas Earll, Jr.Jonas Earll, Jr.Jonas Earll, Jr. was an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1831.-Life:...
(J). Gershom PowersGershom PowersGershom Powers was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Croydon, New Hampshire, Powers attended the common schools and was largely self-taught....
(J). Thomas MaxwellThomas MaxwellThomas Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Tioga Point , Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved to Elmira , New York, in 1796....
(J). Jehiel H. HalseyJehiel H. HalseyJehiel Howell Halsey was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Silas Halsey and brother of Nicoll Halsey....
(J). Robert S. RoseRobert S. RoseRobert Selden Rose was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Marriage and family:Rose married in Virginia...
(Anti-M). Timothy ChildsTimothy ChildsTimothy Childs was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Childs moved to Rochester, New York.He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1811.He studied law....
(Anti-M). John MageeJohn Magee (1794)John Magee was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:Magee was born in Easton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania where he attended the common schools He served in the War of 1812; moved to Bath, Steuben County, New York in 1812; elected constable in 1818...
(J). Phineas L. TracyPhineas L. TracyPhineas Lyman Tracy was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Albert Haller Tracy.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Tracy graduated from Yale College in 1806.He engaged in teaching for two years.He studied law....
(Anti-M). Ebenezer F. NortonEbenezer F. NortonEbenezer Foote Norton was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Goshen, Connecticut, Norton completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....
(J)
North Carolina
. William B. ShepardWilliam Biddle Shepard
William Biddle Shepard was a congressional representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, North Carolina, May 14, 1799; completed preparatory studies; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1813; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; studied...
(Anti-J). Willis Alston
Willis Alston
Willis Alston was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1825 and 1831.Born near Littleton, North Carolina in Halifax County, Alston was said to have attended Princeton College, though no records exist of his enrollment, and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(J). Thomas H. Hall
Thomas H. Hall
Thomas H. Hall was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Virginia, in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, North Carolina; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses ;...
(J). Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century.Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1820, serving as Speaker of the House, and was a member of the North...
(J). Gabriel Holmes
Gabriel Holmes
Gabriel Holmes was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1821 to 1824. He was not affiliated with any party; a Representative from North Carolina; born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., in 1769; attended Zion Parnassus Academy in Rowan County and Harvard University; studied...
(J), until September 26, 1829
- Edward B. DudleyEdward Bishop DudleyEdward Bishop Dudley was the 28th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1836 to 1841. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Jacksonian from 1829 to 1831.-Early life:...
(J), from November 10, 1829. Robert Potter (J). Edmund DeberryEdmund DeberryEdmund Deberry was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851....
(Anti-J). Daniel L. BarringerDaniel Laurens BarringerDaniel Laurens Barringer was a United States Representative from North Carolina between 1825 and 1834.Born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Barringer studied law and practiced in the state capital of Raleigh...
(J). Augustine H. ShepperdAugustine Henry ShepperdAugustine Henry Shepperd was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockford, North Carolina, February 24, 1792; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Surry County, North Carolina; member of the State house of...
(J). Abraham RencherAbraham RencherAbraham Rencher was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Raleigh, North Carolina, August 12, 1798; tutored at home and attended the common schools and Pittsboro Academy; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1822; studied law; was admitted to...
(J). Henry W. ConnorHenry William ConnorHenry William Connor was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Courthouse, Prince George County, Virginia, August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1812; served as aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen...
(J). Samuel P. CarsonSamuel Price CarsonSamuel Price Carson was an American political leader and farmer in both North Carolina and Texas. He served as Congressional Representative from North Carolina...
(J). Lewis WilliamsLewis WilliamsFor the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....
(Anti-J)
Ohio
. James FindlayJames Findlay (Cincinnati mayor)
James Findlay was a soldier, political official, and merchant who for decades was one of the leading citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio....
(J). James Shields
James Shields (1762-1831)
James Shields was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:A descendant of the Ó Siadhail family, Sheilds was born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland....
(J). Joseph H. Crane
Joseph Halsey Crane
Joseph Halsey Crane was an attorney, soldier, jurist, and legislator. He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey He was the son of General Wiliam Crane and Abigail Crane and the grandson of Stephen Crane, member of the First Continental Congress, his brother was Colonel Ichabod B. Crane...
(Anti-J). Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.Vance was born in Catfish , Pennsylvania...
(Anti-J). William Russell
William Russell (Ohio)
William Russell was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in Ireland in 1782, Russell immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio. He received a limited schooling and later in life held several local offices. He first served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1803...
(J). William Creighton, Jr.
William Creighton, Jr.
William Creighton was an attorney, banker and legislator. He always signed his name "William Creighton, Jr." because he had an elder cousin of the same name who also lived in Ross County, Ohio.- Early life :...
(Anti-J). Samuel F. Vinton
Samuel Finley Vinton
Samuel Finley Vinton was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 4, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1851....
(Anti-J). William Stanbery
William Stanbery
William Stanbery was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1827 to 1833.Born in Essex County, New Jersey, Stanbery received an academic education and studied law in New York City. He was admitted to the bar and moved to Newark, Ohio in 1809 where he started a law practice. He was elected to the...
(J). William W. Irvin
William W. Irvin
William W. Irvin also spelled Irwin was a lawyer, farmer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio....
(J). William Kennon, Sr. (J). John M. Goodenow
John M. Goodenow
John Milton Goodenow was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Goodenow attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He studied law....
(J), until April 9, 1830
- Humphrey H. LeavittHumphrey H. LeavittHumphrey Howe Leavitt was an Ohio attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and as a United States District Court judge.- History :...
(J), from December 6, 1830. John Thomson (J). Elisha WhittleseyElisha WhittleseyElisha Whittlesey was a lawyer, civil servant and U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Washington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth to Salisbury, Connecticut...
(Anti-J). Mordecai BartleyMordecai BartleyMordecai Bartley was a Whig politician from Ohio. He served as the 18th Governor of Ohio. Bartley succeeded his son, Thomas W. Bartley as governor, one of only a few instances of this happening in the United States in high offices.Bartley was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania...
(Anti-J)
Pennsylvania
There were six plural districts, the 7th, 8th, 11th & 16th had two representatives each, the 4th & 9th had three representatives each.. Joel B. SutherlandJoel Barlow Sutherland
Joel Barlow Sutherland was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(J). Joseph Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Hemphill was born in Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in West...
(J). Daniel H. Miller
Daniel H. Miller
Daniel H. Miller was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel H. Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His birth date is unknown....
(J). James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
(J). Joshua Evans, Jr.
Joshua Evans, Jr.
Joshua Evans, Jr. was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joshua Evans was born in Paoli, Pennsylvania. He was a hotel keeper and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Lydia Davis 29 February 1808. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House...
(J). George G. Leiper
George Gray Leiper
George Gray Leiper was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Gray Leiper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the son of merchant Thomas Leiper. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1803. He moved to “Lapidea,” Delaware County,...
(J). John B. Sterigere
John Benton Sterigere
John Benton Sterigere was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Benton Sterigere was born in Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania, near what is today Ambler, to Peter Sterigere and Ann Elizabeth Sterigere . He worked on a farm and attended school...
(J). Innis Green
Innis Green
Innis Green was a Jacksonian Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Innis Green was born in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(J). Joseph Fry, Jr.
Joseph Fry, Jr.
Joseph Fry, Jr. was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Fry, Jr. was born in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg...
(J). Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg was an American political leader and diplomat. He was a member of the Muhlenberg Family political dynasty....
(J). Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...
(J), until ????, 1829
- Peter Ihrie, Jr.Peter Ihrie, Jr.Peter Ihrie, Jr. was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Peter Ihrie, Jr. was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in...
(J), from October 13, 1829. George WolfGeorge WolfGeorge Wolf was the seventh Governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835.Wolf was born in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He served as postmaster of Easton in 1802 and 1803...
(J), until ????, 1829 - Samuel A. SmithSamuel A. SmithSamuel A. Smith was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel A. Smith was born in Harrow, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned justice of the peace for the Rockhill-Milford district before he was twenty-one years of age. He served as register of wills for...
(J), from October 13, 1829. James FordJames Ford (Pennsylvania)James Ford was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Ford was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He moved to New York City in 1797 and to Lindsley Town in 1803...
(J). Alem MarrAlem MarrAlem Marr was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Marr was born in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. In 1795 he and his family relocated near Milton, Pennsylvania...
(J). Philander StephensPhilander StephensPhilander Stephens was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Philander Stephens was born near Montrose, Pennsylvania. He served as coroner in 1815, county commissioner in 1818 and sheriff in 1821...
(J). Adam KingAdam King (congressman)Adam King was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Adam King was born in York, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and commenced practice in York. He edited and published the York Gazette from 1818 to 1835...
(J). Thomas H. CrawfordThomas Hartley CrawfordThomas Hartley Crawford was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas H. Crawford was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College in 1804...
(J). William RamseyWilliam Ramsey (Pennsylvania)William Ramsey was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Ramsey born at Sterretts Gap, Pennsylvania. He was appointed surveyor for Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and served as clerk of the orphans’ court of Cumberland County...
(J). John ScottJohn Scott (representative)John Scott was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Scott was born at Marsh Creek, Pennsylvania, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...
(J). Chauncey ForwardChauncey ForwardChauncey Forward was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Chauncey Forward was born in Old Granby, Connecticut. He moved with his father to Ohio in 1800, and a short time afterward to Greensburg, Pennsylvania...
(J). Thomas IrwinThomas IrwinThomas Irwin was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and later a United States federal judge....
(J). William McCreeryWilliam McCreery (Pennsylvania)William McCreery was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William McCreery was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1791 with his parents, who settled near Fairfield, Pennsylvania. He moved to Paris, Pennsylvania, in...
(J). Harmar DennyHarmar DennyHarmar Denny was an American businessman and Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(Anti-M), from December 15, 1829 after William WilkinsWilliam Wilkins (U.S. politician)William Wilkins was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his career, he served in both houses of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and in all three branches of the United States federal government, including service as a United States federal judge, as...
resigned before qualifying. John GilmoreJohn Gilmore (representative)John Gilmore was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Gilmore born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1780. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Washington...
(J). Richard Coulter (J). Thomas H. SillThomas Hale SillThomas Hale Sill was a Jacksonian and National Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(Anti-J)
Rhode Island
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Tristam Burges
Tristam Burges
Tristam Burges was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, great-great-uncle of Theodore Francis Green.Born in Rochester, Massachusetts, Burges attended the common schools.He studied medicine at a school in Wrentham....
(Anti-J). Dutee J. Pearce (Anti-J)
South Carolina
. William DraytonWilliam Drayton
William Drayton was an American politician, banker, and author from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr. of South Carolina....
(J). Robert W. Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell was an American planter, lawyer, and educator from South Carolina who served as a Senator in both the United States Senate and that of the Confederate States of America.-Biography:...
(J). John Campbell (J). William D. Martin
William D. Martin
William Dickinson Martin was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Martintown, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Martin pursued an academic course....
(J). George McDuffie
George McDuffie
George McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...
(J). Warren R. Davis
Warren R. Davis
Warren Ransom Davis was an American attorney and Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district from 1827-35....
(J). William T. Nuckolls
William T. Nuckolls
William Thompson Nuckolls was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Hancockville, Union County, South Carolina, Nuckolls graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1820.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Spartanburg, South...
(J). James Blair
James Blair (South Carolina)
James Blair was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, South Carolina to Sarah Douglass and William Blair...
(J). Starling Tucker
Starling Tucker
Starling Tucker was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County, North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals , South Carolina. He received a limited education....
(J)
Tennessee
. John BlairJohn Blair (Tennessee)
John Blair was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(J). Pryor Lea
Pryor Lea
Pryor Lea was a two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Lea was born in Knox County, Tennessee. He studied at the former Greeneville College and then studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1817 and practicing in Knoxville. He had previously served in the Creek War of 1813...
(J). James I. Standifer
James Israel Standifer
James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...
(J). Jacob C. Isacks
Jacob C. Isacks
Jacob C. Isacks was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he moved to Winchester, Tennessee...
(J). Robert Desha
Robert Desha
Robert Desha was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 5th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He was the brother of U.S. Representative and Kentucky governor Joseph Desha.-Biography:...
(J). James K. Polk
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee...
(J). John Bell
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(J). Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson was for fourteen years a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Tennessee. He was also the United States Postmaster General under James K. Polk from 1845–1849...
(J). David Crockett
Davy Crockett
David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S...
(Anti-J)
Vermont
. Jonathan HuntJonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative)
General Jonathan Hunt was a member of the United States House of Representatives and the prominent Hunt family of Vermont. He was born in Vernon, Windham County, Vermont, and graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1807. Afterwards, Hunt studied law and was admitted to the bar...
(Anti-J). Rollin C. Mallary (Anti-J). Horace Everett
Horace Everett
Horace Everett was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts. His father was John Everett; his mother was Melatiah Ware. He was a descendant of Richard Everett and first cousin of Edward Everett. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode...
(Anti-J). Benjamin Swift
Benjamin Swift
Benjamin Swift was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator and lawyer from Vermont.Swift was born in Amenia, New York. He moved with his father to Bennington, Vermont at the age of 5. In 1809 he moved to St. Albans, Vermont and became an important lawyer, banker and farmer in that area...
(Anti-J). William Cahoon
William Cahoon
William Cahoon was a United States politician and US representative from Vermont.He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 12, 1774...
(Anti-M)
Virginia
. Thomas Newton, Jr.Thomas Newton, Jr.
Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*...
(Anti-J), until March 9, 1830
- George LoyallGeorge LoyallGeorge Loyall was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1808.He studied law but did not practice....
(J), from March 9, 1830. James TrezvantJames TrezvantJames Trezvant was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Sussex County, Virginia, Trezvant studied law after college...
(J). William S. ArcherWilliam S. ArcherWilliam Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston....
(J). Mark AlexanderMark Alexander (politician)Mark Alexander, politician was a nineteenth-century lawyer from Virginia.Born on a plantation near Boydton, Virginia, Alexander attended the public schools as a child and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1811. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in...
(J). Thomas T. Bouldin (J). Thomas DavenportThomas Davenport (congressman)Thomas Davenport was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born 1778 in Halifax County, Virginia, where his parents were living by 1783, Davenport completed preparatory studies and received a license to operate as a merchant in Meadville, Virginia...
(J). Nathaniel H. ClaiborneNathaniel ClaiborneNathaniel Herbert Claiborne was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, the nephew of Thomas Claiborne, the uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne and the great-great-great granduncle Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs and...
(J). Richard Coke, Jr.Richard Coke, Jr.Richard Coke, Jr. was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of politician Richard Coke....
(J). Andrew StevensonAndrew StevensonAndrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...
(J). William C. RivesWilliam Cabell RivesWilliam Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France....
(J), until ????, 1829 - William F. GordonWilliam F. GordonWilliam Fitzhugh Gordon was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Germanna", a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Gordon attended Spring Hill Academy, later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1808, commencing practice at Orange Court House, Virginia...
(J), from January 25, 1830. Philip P. BarbourPhilip Pendleton BarbourPhilip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
(J), until October 15, 1830 - John M. PattonJohn M. PattonJohn Mercer Patton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Patton attended Princeton University and graduated from the medical department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing...
(J), from November 25, 1830. John RoaneJohn RoaneJohn Roane was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the father of congressman John J. Roane....
(J). John TaliaferroJohn TaliaferroJohn Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child...
(Anti-J). Charles F. MercerCharles F. MercerCharles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia....
(Anti-J). John S. BarbourJohn S. BarbourJohn Strode Barbour, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John Strode Barbour, Jr...
(J). William Armstrong (Anti-J). Robert AllenRobert Allen (Tennessee)Robert Allen was an American merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 until 1827.-Biography:...
(J). Philip Doddridge (Anti-J). William McCoyWilliam McCoy (congressman)William McCoy was an 18th and 19th century politician from Virginia.Born near Warrenton, Virginia, McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829 and 1830...
(J). Robert CraigRobert Craig (representative)Robert Craig was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Christiansburg, Virginia, Craig attended the rural schools, Washington College , Lexington, Virginia, and graduated from Lewisburg Academy in Greenbrier County.He engaged in planting.He served in the State house of delegates in 1817,...
(J). Lewis MaxwellLewis MaxwellLewis Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved with his mother to Virginia about 1800.He completed a preparatory course.He studied law....
(Anti-J). Alexander SmythAlexander SmythAlexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:...
(J), until April 17, 1830 - Joseph DraperJoseph DraperJoseph Draper was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Draper Valley, Wythe County, Virginia, Draper attended private schools.He studied law....
(J), from December 6, 1830
Non-voting members
. Ambrose H. SevierAmbrose Hundley Sevier
Ambrose Hundley Sevier was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas.Ambrose Hundley Sevier was born near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee. Sevier moved to Missouri in 1820 and to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821.In Arkansas he became clerk of the Territorial...
. Joseph M. White
Joseph M. White
Joseph M. White was a Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Florida Territory.Born in Franklin County, Kentucky; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1821; one of the commissioners under the act of Congress...
. John Biddle
John Biddle (Michigan)
John Biddle was a delegate to the United States Congress from the Michigan Territory.-Early life and military career:...
, until February 21, 1831, vacant thereafter
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- Replacements: 4
- Jacksonians (J): no net change
- Anti-Jacksonians (AJ): no net change
- Deaths: 4
- Resignations: 4
- Interim appointments: 1
- Total seats with changes: 7
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| Georgia
(3)
| | John M. Berrien
John M. Berrien
John Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 9, 1829 after being appointed US Attorney General
| | John Forsyth
John Forsyth (politician)
John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(J)
| Installed November 9, 1829
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| North Carolina
(2)
| | John Branch
John Branch
John Branch, Jr. served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 9, 1829 after being appointed US Secretary of the Navy
United States Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization of the Department of Defense...
| | Bedford Brown
Bedford Brown
Bedford Brown was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of North Carolina between 1829 and 1840. was born in what now is , Caswell County, North Carolina. His parents were Jethro Brown and Lucy Williamson Brown. After attending the University of North Carolina for one year, Brown was...
(J)
| Installed December 9, 1829
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| Tennessee
(1)
| | John Eaton(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 9, 1829 after being appointed US Secretary of War
| | Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Tennessee who also served as the 13th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...
(J)
| Installed October 19, 1829
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| Delaware
(1)
| | Louis McLane
Louis McLane
Louis McLane was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 29, 1829
| | Arnold Naudain
Arnold Naudain
Dr. Arnold Snow Naudain was an American physician and politician from Odessa, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S...
(AJ)
| Installed January 7, 1830
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| Mississippi
(2)
| | Thomas B. Reed
Thomas Buck Reed
Thomas Buck Reed was a United States Senator from Mississippi.Born near Lexington, Kentucky, he attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lexington in 1808; in 1809 he moved to Natchez, Mississippi and was city...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 26, 1829
| | Robert H. Adams
Robert H. Adams
Robert Huntington Adams was a Mississippi lawyer and politician who, in the final months of his life, briefly served as United States senator from Mississippi....
(J)
| Installed January 6, 1830
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| Mississippi
(2)
| | Robert H. Adams
Robert H. Adams
Robert Huntington Adams was a Mississippi lawyer and politician who, in the final months of his life, briefly served as United States senator from Mississippi....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 2, 1830
| | George Poindexter
George Poindexter
George Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...
(J)
| Installed October 15, 1830
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| Illinois
(2)
| | John McLean
John McLean (Illinois politician)
John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 14, 1830
| | David J. Baker
David J. Baker
David Jewett Baker was a United States Senator from Illinois. Born in East Haddam, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Ontario County, New York and attended the common schools. In 1816 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He studied law, and was admitted to the Illinois...
(J)
| Installed November 12, 1830
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| Illinois
(2)
| | David J. Baker
David J. Baker
David Jewett Baker was a United States Senator from Illinois. Born in East Haddam, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Ontario County, New York and attended the common schools. In 1816 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He studied law, and was admitted to the Illinois...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected December 11, 1830
| | John M. Robinson
John M. Robinson
John McCracken Robinson was a United States Senator from Illinois.Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and graduated from Transylvania University at Lexington. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and began practice in Carmi, Illinois in 1818...
(J)
| Installed December 11, 1830
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| Indiana
(1)
| | James Noble
James Noble
James Noble was the first U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Indiana.Noble was born near Berryville, Virginia and moved with his parents to Campbell County, Kentucky when he was 10...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 26, 1831
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|}
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 5
- Jacksonians (J): 1 seat net loss
- Anti-Jacksonian (AJ): 1 seat net gain
- Deaths: 2
- Resignations: 10
- Contested election: 2
Total seats with changes: 15
|-
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Peleg Sprague resigned in previous Congress
| | George Evans (AJ)
| Seated July 20, 1829
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | William Wilkins
William Wilkins (U.S. politician)
William Wilkins was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his career, he served in both houses of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and in all three branches of the United States federal government, including service as a United States federal judge, as...
resigned before qualifying
| | Harmar Denny
Harmar Denny
Harmar Denny was an American businessman and Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(AM)
| Seated December 15, 1829
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|
| | George Wolf
George Wolf
George Wolf was the seventh Governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835.Wolf was born in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He served as postmaster of Easton in 1802 and 1803...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned in 1829 before the convening of Congress
| | Samuel A. Smith
Samuel A. Smith
Samuel A. Smith was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel A. Smith was born in Harrow, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned justice of the peace for the Rockhill-Milford district before he was twenty-one years of age. He served as register of wills for...
(J)
| Seated October 13, 1829
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|
| | Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned in 1829 before the convening of Congress after being appointed Secretary of the Treasury
| | Peter Ihrie, Jr.
Peter Ihrie, Jr.
Peter Ihrie, Jr. was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Peter Ihrie, Jr. was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in...
(J)
| Seated October 13, 1829
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|
| | William C. Rives
William Cabell Rives
William Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1829
| | William F. Gordon
William F. Gordon
William Fitzhugh Gordon was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Germanna", a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Gordon attended Spring Hill Academy, later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1808, commencing practice at Orange Court House, Virginia...
(J)
| Seated January 25, 1830
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|
| | Gabriel Holmes
Gabriel Holmes
Gabriel Holmes was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1821 to 1824. He was not affiliated with any party; a Representative from North Carolina; born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., in 1769; attended Zion Parnassus Academy in Rowan County and Harvard University; studied...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 26, 1829
| | Edward B. Dudley
Edward Bishop Dudley
Edward Bishop Dudley was the 28th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1836 to 1841. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Jacksonian from 1829 to 1831.-Early life:...
(J)
| Seated November 10, 1829
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|
| | George Fisher
George Fisher (New York)
George Fisher was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Franklin, Massachusetts, Fisher attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.He studied law....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election February 5, 1830 to Silas Wright
Silas Wright
Silas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar...
who in turn failed to qualify
| | Jonah Sanford
Jonah Sanford
Jonah Sanford was a U.S. Representative from New York, great-grandfather of Rollin Brewster Sanford.Born in Cornwall, Vermont, Sanford attended the district schools.He moved to Hopkinton, New York, in 1811....
(J)
| Seated November 3, 1830
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|
| | Thomas Newton, Jr.
Thomas Newton, Jr.
Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election March 9, 1830
| | George Loyall
George Loyall
George Loyall was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1808.He studied law but did not practice....
(J)
| Seated March 9, 1830
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|
| | James W. Ripley
James W. Ripley
James Wheelock Ripley was a brother of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire March 12, 1786. He attended the common schools and Fryeburg Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fryeburg .He...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 12, 1830
| | Cornelius Holland
Cornelius Holland (Maine)
Cornelius Holland was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts on July 9, 1783. He attended the common schools, studied medicine and commenced practice in Livermore, Maine in 1814....
(J)
| Seated December 6, 1830
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|
| | John M. Goodenow
John M. Goodenow
John Milton Goodenow was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Goodenow attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He studied law....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 9, 1830 after being appointed judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, each serving six-year terms...
| | Humphrey H. Leavitt
Humphrey H. Leavitt
Humphrey Howe Leavitt was an Ohio attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and as a United States District Court judge.- History :...
(J)
| Seated December 6, 1830
|-
|
| | Alexander Smyth
Alexander Smyth
Alexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 17, 1830
| | Joseph Draper
Joseph Draper
Joseph Draper was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Draper Valley, Wythe County, Virginia, Draper attended private schools.He studied law....
(J)
| Seated December 6, 1830
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|
| | Hector Craig
Hector Craig
Hector Craig was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 12, 1830
| | Samuel W. Eager
Samuel W. Eager
Samuel Watkins Eager was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Neelytown, New York, Eager attended Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, New York, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1809.He studied law....
(AJ)
| Seated November 2, 1830
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|
| | Philip P. Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 15, 1830 after being appointed judge of US Circuit Court of the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia...
| | John M. Patton
John M. Patton
John Mercer Patton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Patton attended Princeton University and graduated from the medical department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing...
(J)
| Seated November 25, 1830
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|
| | Robert Monell
Robert Monell
Robert Monell was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" |Resigned February 21, 1831
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| John Biddle
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 21, 1831
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
Employees
- Architect of the CapitolArchitect of the CapitolThe Architect of the Capitol is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is in the legislative branch and is responsible to the United States...
: Charles BulfinchCharles BulfinchCharles Bulfinch was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession....
, until June 25, 1829 (office abolished)
Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: William RylandWilliam RylandWilliam Ryland was a Methodist clergyman who served several terms as Chaplain of the Senate.- Early years :William Ryland was born in Ireland in 1770. He came to the United States at the age of 18 and settled in Harford County, Maryland. For a time, he engaged in business in Baltimore; on May...
(MethodistMethodist Episcopal ChurchThe Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
)- Henry V. Johns (EpiscopalianEpiscopal Church (United States)The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
) , elected December 14, 1829
- Henry V. Johns (Episcopalian
- SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Walter LowrieWalter LowrieWalter Lowrie was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate... - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: Mountjoy Bayly
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Reuben PostReuben PostReuben Post was a Presbyterian clergyman who served two separate terms as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives and also served as Chaplain of the Senate of the United States ....
(PresbyterianPresbyterian Church in the United States of AmericaThe Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was a Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was organized in 1789 under the leadership of John Witherspoon in the wake of the American Revolution and existed until 1958 when it merged with the United Presbyterian Church of North...
)- Ralph R. Gurley (Presbyterian), elected December 6, 1830
- ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Matthew St. Clair ClarkeMatthew St. Clair ClarkeMatthew St. Clair Clarke was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.-Life:... - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Benjamin Birch - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: John O. Dunn
External links
From American MemoryAmerican Memory
American Memory is an Internet-based archive for public domain image resources, as well as audio, video, and archived Web content. It is published by the Library of Congress...
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
Other U.S. government websites:
- House Document No. 108-222 from the Biographical Directory of the United States CongressBiographical Directory of the United States CongressThe Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as well as its predecessor, the Continental Congress...
(1774–2005) - House History from the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics and Lists from the U.S. Senate